civil society
On non-political Assamese
How two civil-society groups have defined politics in Assam.
Suraj Gogoi | Apr 13, 2022
Pandora Papers in Southasian media, humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, ‘Manike Mage Hithe’, and more.
Southasiasphere episode 12: Updates and analysis from around the region.
The Editors | Oct 13, 2021
Resisting a coup
How civil society is responding in the face of escalating violence in Myanmar.
The Editors | Mar 19, 2021
Himal Interviews: Sri Lanka’s right to information
Interview with senior lawyer and a member of Sri Lanka’s RTI Commission, Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena.
The Editors | Sep 24, 2018
Himal Southasian to suspend publication
Himal Southasian will continue to publish till November 2016 and meet all its outstanding obligations before suspension of operations.
The Editors | Aug 24, 2016
Where are the women in the Sri Lankan peace?
If and when peace comes to Sri Lanka, the new structures of political relations must be designed to preserve and advance the gains made by women in the last two decades.
Sara Shneiderman | Oct 23, 2009
This very uncivil society
They call it humanisation with a global face—or is it the other way around? From 16 to 21 January 2004, the World Social Forum (WSF) convenes in Bombay, the first departure from its home in …
Rahul Goswami | Dec 01, 2003
Crisis beyond legality
Will constitutional amendment provide for the social and political needs of the Nepali people and polity? Or a new constitution? And by what procedure?
Hari Roka | Nov 01, 2003
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